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Benefits of Garlic for Health

BENEFITS OF GARLIC
By: Munir Moosa

For generation, people are not only using garlic because of its medicinal
value, but traditionally, people have rubbed their bodies with it, buried it
besides their bodies in coffin, worn it around their necks, draped it on
household walls and even prayed to it. This great bulb has a lot of benefits,
because no other plant has been held out for so long as a cure for so many
human ailments. That's why garlic has been considered as the Wonder Drug.

Garlic has been used medicinally for many years for treating bites, tumors,
ulcers, snakebite, wounds, headaches, heart diseases, cancer, pimples, measles
and many more. It also prevents infections such as the common cold, cough
because of its Anti-bacterial, Anti-fungal and Anti-viral property.

As this proverb is very common that

An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.

In the same manner,
A single bulb of garlic a day, keep diseases away.

In general, it exhibits antioxidant activity, which is good for your skin. It
also contains flavonoids, which is good for heart and body.
Garlic contains a range of compounds including Allicin, which is a pungent
oily liquid that gives crushed garlic cloves their characteristic smell, and
has been shown to be the antibacterial agent due to its active sulphur.
Raw garlic is very smelly, so in order to reduce it smell, you can simply add
it to your gravy, salad dressings, to soup, yummy pizza or just garnish it
before serving or have it in your own style.

TIPS:
Garlic is just magnificent and phenomenal. I am providing few of the basics
known and reliable home remedies for some specific ailments, which you could
Try at your home.

If you have cold and flu, then take small amount of garlic every day until the
Infection disappears. Garlic tends to reduce the frequency of colds and flu
Without any side effects. A suggested dose would be two or three cloves of raw
or cooked garlic a day.

We all face horrid acne, blemishes, and blackheads during our teens. If you want to
reduce it, or if you just want to glow up your skin, then take two cloves of
Raw garlic regularly with warm water early in the morning. It works as a blood
cleanser and clean your system internally. Do not eat chocolates, spicy or oily
food during this treatment and rinse your face five times a day with cold
water. Drinks lots of water daily to flush off toxic waste from the blood and
urinate whenever you feel that your bladder is full .Else, apply a cut clove
gently on the affected area only if you have no sensitivity to it.

If you have High Cholesterol Level, use garlic in your food. This is the better
way for heart patients to reduce their cholesterol level. Modern medical
science suggests one reason that garlic might reduce cholesterol , i.e.
Garlic is a proven anti-oxidant. This property might help to prevent LDL
(Low Density Lipo Protein) from being oxidized. In this way the cholesterol
build-up that clogs the arteries could perhaps be reduced by garlic.

If you are very fat and want to loose weight, squeeze half lemon juice in one
glass of luke warm water and drink it with two cloves of raw garlic regularly
twice a day (morning and evening), for about three months. Avoid using starchy
foods and fats. Do exercise regularly. You'll amazingly fell a great change in
your body.

If you have Wrinkles, and you want to use anti ageing cream, it would be better
to use 3 cloves of garlic regularly as it has a powerful antioxidant effect,
which help to protect the body against damaging Free Radicals. Remember,
out skin is made up of collagen and it looses elasticity on yearly basis.
Therefore, use garlic and do exercise regularly for the positive results.

If you have Earache, put two or three drops of warm garlic oil in the ears.

Take garlic to boosts the weight of babies in the womb. Thus, when they are
born, they are heavier than they would have been if you hadn't taken garlic.
Some babies are born too small, so garlic is a definite boon in these cases
too.

Use two raw garlic daily to reduce the risk of cancer, due to its
Anti-Carcinogenic properties. It helps prevent cancerous compounds from forming
and developing into tumors. It also inhibits the growth of tumors.

If any insect bites you at the seaside, you just crush the garlic and apply it
to the affected area to reduce pain and to remove poison.

HOW TO TAKE GARLIC:

Crush two or three small cloves of raw garlic and eat it raw or boiled, before
going to sleep. You can have it with a glass of milk or with water. Please do
not take more than two or three raw cloves of garlic per day as it might makes
your blood thinner and might cause serious ailments.

Contra-indications/precautions:

Do not consume more than three to four raw cloves of garlic a day.

Patients having heart and other problems should take medical advice before
consuming it.

It's best to avoid garlic before any surgery because it could probably disturb
Anticoagulants.

If you are on any medication, always check with your doctor first before taking
raw garlic.

Asthma patients should not use it as it worsens the symptoms of Asthma.

If you have sensitive skin, I recommend not using physically on the affected
area. Raw garlic can burn delicate skin! Do not use directly on skin if your
skin is sensitive or susceptible to rashes or other skin reactions without
consulting your doctor first. People who are or may be allergic to garlic or
any of its sulfur compounds shouldn't try direct garlic application on skin
too.

SIDE-EFFECTS:

Although, garlic is a natural Anti-biotic but a very small number of people
have been known to exhibit Hypersensitivity to garlic. Garlic allergy includes
skin rash, temperature and headaches. Garlic intolerance could result in
Heartburn or Flatulence.

POINTS TO BE NOTED:

It's important to remember that the effect of garlic on cold and flu comes
from Allicin and this can be obtained from crushed, raw garlic and is destroyed
by over cooking.

Garlic cloves cooked whole have very little medicinal value.

Garlic with strong smell has more Sulphur in it, which is good enough for
medicinal purpose.

FEW FACTS ABOUT GARLIC:

Garlic helps to boost up our Metabolism rate. Thus help us to reduce our weight
easily.

Garlic helps to prevent Cancer, especially of the digestive system, prevent
certain tumors from growing larger and reduces the size of certain tumors.

Garlic helps to remove heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body.

Raw garlic is a proven natural antibiotic and, while far less strong than
modern antibiotics, can still kill some strains of bacteria that have become
immune or resistant to modern antibiotics.

Garlic dramatically reduces yeast infections in body parts.

It helps to make our immune system stronger against cancer, ulcers, hemorrhoids
etc.

I would like to thank Mr. Salman Noorallah for typing my hand written article
on computer for me.
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About The Author
Munir Moosa Sewani is one of the prominent and creative teacher since 8
years. His vast experience at this early age has made him more active to work
socially for teachers too. He is a Master Trainer In Special Education, Double
Masters student, Teacher Educator and a Teacher. He is a Freelance Writer and
Photographer too. He is an author of the famous self published story book for
children named as "The MORAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN" .He has written almost more
than 20 articles on social, educational and cultural issues.
He is also expert in solving health related issues.
He is also a Social worker, private tutor, career counselor, musician, lyrics
writer and many multi dimensional.
His future plan is to write dozens of information books and articles and to
work for media also in order to develop the sense of understanding many
dimensions of life through his creativity.